[pp.int.general] cultural flatrate: PP position?

[pp at christian-hufgard.de]

On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 12:45:14PM +0200, Félix Robles wrote:
> >
> > "I respect the artists work, and if an artist does not want me, to share
> > his work with my friends, I just look for another artist who does so"
> 
> 
> Well, I disagree again. If AC/DC doesn't want me to make a copy of their
> albums, I will anyway copy them for free. 

That's the difference between us. I respect the artists wishes, you do not.

> And I think I'm entitled to,
> because it's like copying an idea, it's free, zero costs.

Then copy the idea and play the album on yourself. 

> If artists want
> money, they have to find it in services or products that have more than zero
> costs, like a CD, DVD, or a concert.

In deed, the costs for reproducind digital media are nearly to zero. But you have an advantage from copying there data. What do you give back to them?


Christian